Lawmakers Move To Nix Hurdle For Ex-Prisoners
It can be really hard for people leaving state prison to get identification— and that makes it really hard for them to get jobs.
Patrick Smith
Reporter, Criminal Justice
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Park Forest Man Seeks Justice for Nearly Three Decades of Wrongful Imprisonment
Christopher Abernathy spent almost three decades in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit. His sentence was vacated last year thanks to DNA evidence, now he’s suing the people who helped put him in prison.
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Republican Running for State’s Attorney: Winning ‘Very Doable’
While the Democrats beat each other up in the fight to be Cook County’s top prosecutor, their Republican counterpart will be waiting rested and unbruised in the general election.
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Clean Up, Questions and Coping After a Police Shooting
Days after the fatal police shooting of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones, families seek more information and deal with bloody reminders.
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Illinois’ budget impasse means some kids are going to prison instead of home
The state of Illinois hasn’t had a budget for six months. For many, it’s a political debate and not much more. But for some kids, the budget impasse has meant going to prison instead of going home.
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Cook County’s Antiquated Justice System Finds a Fix
The Cook County Board approved a $2.3 million contract to create software providing public safety agencies an updated way to share information.
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Analyzing Politics and Aftermath of the Laquan McDonald Video
Two Chicago experts weigh in on the lead up to the video release, and what to expect from the officer’s trial.
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Wait time for kids stuck in jail slashed in half
Illinois kids are waiting in jail an average of 30 days for the state to get them out, down from 70 days earlier this year.
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Reward offered in shooting of 9 year old on Chicago’s South Side
Father Michael Pfleger of nearby St. Sabina Church says ‘someone executed a baby.’
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Gun ‘could never have been fired’
A newly-released IPRA report directly contradicts police officers’ account of fatal 2011 shooting. The city has agreed to pay $2 million, which will go to victim’s 3-year-old son.
